Imitation house.



E. C. YAUCK.

IMITATION HOUSE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1913.

1,1 10,093. Patented Sept. 8,1914.

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EDWIN C. YA'UCK, OF RDCI-IESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ROCHESTER PHOTO PRESS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK,

.A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

IMITATION HOUSE.

Specification of letters Patent.

Pater-ted Sept. 3, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN C. YAUCK, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Imitation Houses, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

The present invention relates to imitation houses foruse either for advertising purposes or as a toy, and an object of the invention is to provide a construction which may be made from card board or the like and have its walls connected together in an effective manner without the use of separate fastening devices.

To these and other ends the invention 0on sists in certain parts and combinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

in the drawings: Figure l is. an end view of an imitation. house constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same device; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line a-'a, Fig. 2; Fig. at is a plan view of a blank used for forming the bottom and two opposite side walls; and Fig. is a detail view of the fastening means connecting the top wall with the end side wall.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the bottom wall which is formed in a single blank with two opposite side walls 2, the bottom and side walls being preferably rectangular in shape and separated by scores 3 which permit them to be folded in proper positions. The device also embodies two end walls 4 which are preferably attached at their vertical edges to the contiguous edges of the side walls 2. This attaching means forms one of the features of this invention and preferably comprises interlocking tongues or projections formed on the contiguous edges of the walls. In this instance, the tongues 5 on the walls 2 are wider at their outer ends than at their inner ends. being preferably of cuneal form. The projections 8 on the end side walls 4 are of uniform width throughout their lengths and are adapted to be positioned between the projections 5 on the side Walls 2.

This arrangement prevents any outward movement of the end walls 4, as the distances between the outer ends of the projections 5 are less than the widths of the projections 6. The connection or disconnection of the side walls is effected by moving the side walls 2 inwardly or outwardly.

In order to simulate a ridge roof construction, each of the end walls 4 is formed with a gable extension 7 for supporting the ridge roof which preferably consists of two sections 8 formed in a single blank scored at 9 to permit the sections to rest upon the gable extensions 7, the edges of said roof sections 8 projecting beyond all four side walls to form eaves. The projecting portions in proximity to the side walls 2 also perform the function of holding the side walls against outward movement in order to prevent the disconnection of such side walls 2 from the end side walls 4.

With the above arrangement, it is possible, by locking the top wall to the end side walls 4, to tie all the parts of the structure together and to this end the gabled extensions 7 of the end walls 4 are provided with tongues 10 each of which is adapted to be laced through two parallel slots 11 in the top sections 8 for holding the top to the device.

The projecting tongue arrangement for interlocking the side walls provides a construction which lends itself particularly to ornamentation for simulating a log cabin, the tongues representing the projecting ends of the logs which are represented to extend rom one vertical edge of each side wall to the other. The roof is ornamented to represent logs and the tongues 10 are also likewise ornamented so as to match the representation on the roof. Windows and doors may be simulated by cutting flaps or tongues 12 in the side walls and ornamenting such flaps to represent the parts desired. Within the roof, an opening 13 may be formed for the. reception of a tubular structure 14 for representing the chimney.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that there has been provided an imitation house which may be readily formed from card board without the provision of separate fastening devices. Two of the side walls are formed in one piece with the bottom and the other two side walls interlock therewith in such a manner that they cannot be moved outwardly. The roof is locked to these latter side walls and. overhangs the other two side Walls in such a manner as to prevent the outward movement of the latter.

'What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An imitation house comprisin a blank forming a bottom wall and two side walls provided with tongues along their vertical edges, two other side walls having tongues along their vertical edges interlocked with the first mentioned tongues, and a top wall interlocking with all of the side walls.

2. An imitation house comprising a blank forming a bottom wall and two side walls having Iprojections along their vertical edges, along t eir vertical edges interlocking with the firstmamed projections and also having gable extensions, and a ridge roof formed in one piece and interlocking with all of the side walls.

3. An imitation honse comprising a blank forming a bottom wall and two side walls with extensions along their vertical edges enneal' in form, two other side walls having extensions fitting between the first-named extensions to interlock with the latter and also havin gable extensions and a ridge roof interloc ed with the gable extensions and overhaniging the other side walls to prevent the outward movement of the latter.

EDWIN G. YAUCK.

Witnesses:

HAROLD H. SIMMs, ADA M. WHITMORE. 

